The Citizen: Planting Seeds

As is often the case with things that grow, Sheila Sheffield's eco-friendly party favor business started with one seedling. Just months after guests left their August 1992 wedding with blue spruce seedlings in their pockets, Sheila Sheffield was in business, selling seedlings, seed packets and bulbs to brides interested in a different kind of party favor. Tree Beginnings, an online, mail-order business based in Locke, is one example of how the trend of environmental consciousness has infiltrated the wedding scene. This movement takes the traditional requirements of a wedding - “something old, new, borrowed and blue” - and adds “something green.”

“The green movement is growing exponentially and the green wedding movement is growing accordingly,” said Kate Harrison, author of “The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Eco-Friendly Wedding on a Budget.”

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Sayidaty: The American Wedding Goes Eco-Friendly

The Green Bride Guide was part of this article on green weddings in Sayidaty - a popular Middle Eastern magazine. Click here to read this article on global green wedding trends.

Bride & Groom Magazine

The Green Bride Guide was featured in this month's Bride & Groom Magazine article on green weddings! p.34-37.

Green Pages Interview

New interview on Face of The Green Page s- Click Here to read it.

Jewish Woman: Down to Earth

This article by Paula Amann chronicles jewish environmental activists. I was honored to be counted among the amazing women interviewed in this piece. Click here to read the story.

Trumbull Times: Something Green

This article by Stacy Lytwyn Maxwell covers a lot of ground and also features Wenona Napolitano from The Everything Green Wedding Book. 

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Breathe: It's a Nice Day for a Green Wedding

Thank you to Melissa Lamkin for including me in this article.  It does a great job of offering eco-friendly and money saving tips for every part of your wedding. Click here to read it.